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Retain And Accelerate Army FCS Spin Out, Gates Recommends

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Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

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By Ann Roosevelt Potential sweeping changes in defense priorities would not necessarily change the Army's initial technology spin out of its $160 billion Future Combat Systems (FCS) modernization program. "We will retain and accelerate the initial increment of the program to spin out technology enhancements to all combat brigades," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said April 6. What that actually means will have to be fleshed out in the fiscal year 2010 budget specifics that will go to Congress sometime in…

Congress

Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain

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Congress

“Not Sure How They Get To Where They Wanna Be,” Calvert Says of $1.5 Trillion Defense Topline Proposal

As the federal government enters a third week of tardiness in a fiscal 2027 budget release, a big question is how the Pentagon will be able to spend $500 billion […]

Congress

Path Uncertain For $1.5 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Topline After Trump Casts Doubt On Second Reconciliation Bill

The path to achieve the White House’s call for a $1.5 trillion defense topline in 2027 appears murkier now after President Donald Trump has cast doubt on the prospects of […]

Congress

Senate Budget Dems Push For Defense Reconciliation Spending Details, Cite ‘Slush Fund’ Concerns

Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee have raised “significant concern” with the Pentagon’s move to classify reconciliation spending plans, urging the department to provide more public details on how the […]